Kampfar's first full-length album, Mellom Skogkledde Aaser is an oddly musical slab of frosty Norwegian black metal, full of the prerequisite evil-troll vocal rasping, but also featuring memorable guitar riffs (augmented by Emperor-like synths) and goth-sounding backup vocals. None of the lyrics are in English, but that doesn't really alter the listening experience much. ~ Steve Huey